for $700 you can buy some real boots, why would you go with these beat up thift store look-a-like boots when you can get something that actually looks good:http://leathersoulhawaii.com/2012/01/03/alden-pre-order-2/
ALDEN PRE-ORDER
POSTED BY TOM
We are now accepting preorders for the following shoes/boots:
1) The Plaza Indy Boot in #8 shell cordovan $695.00
2) The Alpine Wingtip Boot by AC $535.00
3) The Plaza Cap Toe Boot in #8 shell cordovan $675.00
4) The Suede Longwing in tan, snuff, and dark brown $495.00
5) The CXL LHS $495.00
Preorders give you the opportunity to either order a non-stocked size (eg 14A, 8EEE, etc) or to guarantee a pair for yourself (since our stock sells out quickly).
A $100 non-refundable or transferable deposit is required to place a preorder. If you are interested please give us a call or send us an email at info@leathersoul.com.
This preorder will close on 01/15/12.
Please note, due to the current backlog of orders, new preorders will take approximately 9-16 months to complete.

dude it takes leather soul /alden just as long to get the boots. I'm still waiting on a pair from april.

The last place I thought I would read about Daytons..http://www.timekeeperforum.com/showthread.php?20218-My-new-boots!
Maybe Steve got sick of all the mass appeal from working at Reebok and decided to go rogue and all local (not going the Viberg route) -- thus the contrasting feedback among "fashionistas" as Steve called, and the local customers ?

For those of you experiencing heel slippage: I didn't ever get used to it. I wore them semi-regularly for about a year with a variety of insoles and couldn't wait to take off the boots any time I had to walk around in them for more than five or 10 minutes at a time. My socks always bunched up as I walked in the boots, too, even though I didn't have the laces wrapped around the boot shaft too tightly.

I just picked up a pair of the original Wings + Horns here on the sales forum and received them this week. They are great boots but in a different league than Alden and some of the others we commonly discuss. Especially this soaked version. Expect a more rugged boot that looks great in my opinion. I went a full size down (12D to 11) and they fit perfect with a thin insole. Very, very comfortable.

As for the rawhide laces, I haven't experienced them coming untied yet but they are very long. Cutting them is an easy fix or swap them out like others have done. I just sent an email to Dayton and one to Wings + Horns to see about getting a set of replacement rawhide laces. The ones they came with are dyed and generic rawhide laces would not look good.

I can't say I would ever pay $700 for these new or even half of that but I'm pleased with the quality. They'd work well for riding a motorcycle if you were careful to secure the laces.

Am keen to get my hands on a pair of the Dayton Service boots in distressed brown in 9.5 however I'm in Australia & noticed that you can only purchase over the phone through Dayton. Does anyone know if they ship internationally or does anyone know anywhere these can be purchased online? Been looking for quite a while with no luck...

Or if anyone has a pair of 9.5's that don't fit I'd be willing to take them off their hands for a reasonable price...cheers

Am keen to get my hands on a pair of the Dayton Service boots in distressed brown in 9.5 however I'm in Australia & noticed that you can only purchase over the phone through Dayton. Does anyone know if they ship internationally or does anyone know anywhere these can be purchased online? Been looking for quite a while with no luck...

Or if anyone has a pair of 9.5's that don't fit I'd be willing to take them off their hands for a reasonable price...cheers

Yes they ship worldwide if you ring to place the order, but the shipping is quite high. Just a word of warning though - read through the last several hundred posts on this forum so you are fully informed of the risks before ordering.